February 5th, 2018
Via Solar Daily, an article on an interesting idea for addressing the water/energy nexus in Namibia: Seawater desalination can be integrated into a solar thermal energy plant using a variety of desalination technologies. Is solar-driven multi-effect distillation a financially feasible solution for water-stressed Namibia? A research study from Stellenbosch University finds that a 100 MW […]
Read more »India’s Thermal Power Generation Faces High Water Risk
January 25th, 2018
Via The Source magazine, an article highlighting India’s energy sector’s dependence on increasingly scarce water resources: A new paper from the World Resources Institute (WRI), Parched Power: Water Demands, Risks and Opportunities for India’s Power Sector, analyses all of India’s 400 plus thermal power plants and finds that India’s power supply is increasingly in jeopardy due to […]
Read more »January 17th, 2018
Via Solar Daily, an article on India’s watergy challenge: A new policy brief co-authored by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the World Resources Institute (WRI) finds that increasing the share of renewables, in particular solar photovoltaic (PV) and wind, in India’s power mix, and implementing changes in cooling technologies mandated for thermal power […]
Read more »The UAE Has Built The World’s Largest Desalinated Water Reserve—Under A Desert
January 16th, 2018
Via Quartz, a report on the UAE’s new Liwa Strategic Water Reserve: In 1960, the United Arab of Emirates had about 90,000 people. Today, it has 100 times as many. That wouldn’t have happened purely because someone found oil in the desert. The country’s residents need water, and a lot of it. Oil has helped, […]
Read more »January 12th, 2018
Via the Environmental Leader, a report on the watergy nexus in California: While California failed to reach its goal of a 25% reduction in water use in 2015, the measures taken to reduce usage led to other environmental benefits, according to a new report from the University of California, Davis. The state implemented measures to […]
Read more »New Dams In Africa Could Add Risk to Power Supplies Down The Line
January 11th, 2018
Via The Conversation, an article on hydropower in Africa: In the 1980s and 1990s parts of Africa saw a surge in dam building for energy production. After a brief hiatus there has been renewed interested. Many new construction projects are planned and underway across sub-Saharan Africa. Hydropower represents a significant and rapidly expanding proportion of electricity production […]
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